Monnington on Wye explained

Country:England
Shire County:Herefordshire
Unitary England:Herefordshire
Region:West Midlands
Coordinates:52.0861°N -2.9178°W
Static Image Name:St Mary, Monnington on Wye - geograph.org.uk - 641232.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mary's Church
Civil Parish:Brobury with Monnington-on-Wye
Constituency Westminster:North Herefordshire
Post Town:Hereford
Postcode Area:HR
Postcode District:HR4

Monnington on Wye is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brobury with Monnington-on-Wye,[1] in western Herefordshire, England, located between Hereford and Hay-on-Wye. In 1961 the parish had a population of 64.[2] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Brobury to form "Brobury with Monnington on Wye".[3]

The place-name 'Monnington' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Manitune. The name means 'Manna's town or settlement', or 'the town or settlement of Manna's people'.[4]

The church of St Mary's is a grade I listed building.[5]

Monnington Court includes a moot hall, completed before 1230.[6]

Monnington is regarded as a possible location of Owain Glyndŵr's retirement, death and burial.[7]

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52.0862°N -2.9177°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish Council. Bredwardine and Brobury website. 13 April 2013. 20 October 2010.
  2. Web site: Population statistics Monnington on Wye CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 25 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Weobley Registration District. UKBMD. 25 August 2023.
  4. [Eilert Ekwall]
  5. Web site: Church of St Mary, Brobury with Monnington on Wye. British Listed Buildings. 29 January 2014.
  6. Monnington Court visitor information leaflet
  7. Davies, John A History of Wales p. 197